With sufficient support of manpower and material resources, the alchemy factory located on the edge of the town was finally officially completed. At the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the factory, Gawain also agreed for the first time to let Rebecca throw a few balls into the sky from a safe distance. Fireballs are coming to add to the fun, and the magical flames exploding in the sky are not only a celebration, but also a message to the people. Soon the people on this land will know that their survival is further guaranteed - there is no shortage of food, there is no shortage of food. There is no shortage of clothing, firewood for heating, and now, they will also have no shortage of medicine.
Most people do not understand the principle of the new thing "Alchemy Factory", nor do they understand the connection between the metal pipes and jars transported into the factory and the magical art of alchemy, but The notice posted on the central square of the town can clearly tell them that with this new facility, there will no longer be a shortage of all the healing potions and druid potions needed for farming in the entire territory. The newly opened Trade Street The alchemy shop will sell all kinds of cheap potions, and the prices are so low that even the poorest people can afford them. This is undoubtedly very exciting news for everyone.
In the workshop of the alchemy factory, Gawain was inspecting the first batch of rejuvenation potions produced.
These medicines are packed in finger-sized artificial crystal bottles, neatly stacked in wooden square boxes with many grids, and filled with soft wood chips around the medicine bottles to prevent They were damaged by collision during transportation. According to Gawain's requirements, these alchemical potions were neatly packaged and attached with matching "labels" - each crystal bottle had a small piece of paper attached to it. The name, effect, production date and expiration date of the potion are written on it, and the Cecil collar emblem is printed on it.
This unified label is particularly novel to many people, especially the "expiry date" label above, because traditional alchemical potions rarely consider the issue of "expiration" - -Alchemy potions are all hand-made by extraordinary professionals. The output is very limited and demand is always in short supply. Their users are usually nobles of all sizes or extraordinary people who need to go to the battlefield. The former naturally have their own cronies. Or magic consultants are responsible for managing the potions in the treasure house, and they do not have to worry about expiration issues themselves. The potions in the hands of the latter often do not expire before they expire, so those traditional alchemists will at most put a sticker on the bottle after preparing the potion. The name, and the validity period... are left to the "user" to care about.
But of course the products produced in the factory cannot be like this. Gawain must instill standardized ideas into the people in the territory from the beginning.
Everything is in the initial stage now, and the content on the label is of course very crude, but even so, the neat label and pleasing packaging method of the mass-produced potion still left an impression on those present. Deeply impressed, Rebecca opened her eyes and looked at the potions neatly placed on the table. She couldn't help scratching her hair: "It's so strange... Looking at these bottles neatly placed together, there is a sense of Inexplicable pleasureCome on..."
"You have satisfied your obsessive-compulsive disorder," Amber, standing aside, explained with a very understanding look, and then pointed at Gawain, "I can I didn't say you were sick. These words were said by your ancestors. ”
“This is the first time I have seen precious alchemy potions stacked together in large quantities in this way,” Hetty also said with emotion, “Suddenly it seemed like they were worthless.” of. "
"In fact, compared with ordinary alchemical potions, they are indeed 'worthless', madam," Pitman said proudly while standing at the table. "Originally, the biggest cost of alchemical potions is It is the caster, but now the reaction tank and its supporting magic device have replaced the caster, and the amount of potion that this big thing can produce in one operation is not comparable to a few flasks and test tubes on a small alchemy table. , In fact, the most valuable part of the potions in front of you is not the liquid inside at all, but something that you may not even think of. ”
“The most valuable part? Rebecca blinked, "The potion itself is not valuable anymore, so what is valuable?" "
"Bottles," Pittman spread his hands, "the cost of these crystal bottles is even higher than the liquid medicine inside. If a bottle of medicine sells for thirty copper coins, there will be at least fifteen copper coins in it. The copper coins are actually used to buy bottles. "
Amber was shocked: "The bottle is so expensive? ! "
"The bottle has not become more expensive, but the production cost of the potion is too low," Rebecca had already reacted. She looked at Gawain thoughtfully, "My lord, I remember. As you mentioned before, there is a kind of artificial crystal called 'glass' that is cheaper than all the current artificial crystals..."
Gawain coughed twice in embarrassment: "Ahem, glass..." Don't think about it for now, I haven't found an alternative production material yet. "
It is said that the three treasures of time travellers, papermaking, glass and black powder, but Gawain has not caught any of these three things - this world already has papermaking technology. Although there is some room for improvement, there is still room for improvement. It is already a mature technology and it is not his turn to "invent" it again. Black gunpowder is a project that failed in the early stages of territory construction. As for glass...
There is an "artificial crystal" in this world. Special technology. According to Gao Wen's judgment, the most common "white crystal" among artificial crystals is actually "glass" that can be realized in this world. The main materials of this artificial crystal are quartz sand and colorless crystal rock, and these two Planting things... are all magic materials.
Quartz sand is the cheapest kind of magic material, but colorless crystal rock... although it cannot be said to be expensive, it is definitely better than sand. Precious, crystal rock is the highest cost in the process of making artificial crystal before a substitute is found.
“Actually, it’s okay, the smaller the artificial crystal vessel is, the easier it is to make, and the bottles of alchemy potions are made of. The cheapest crystal bottle is already very cheap," Pittman explained. "The cost of our alchemical potions is already unimaginable.The advantage is that the bottle is a little more expensive...it doesn't have much impact. "
Hetty nodded: "It makes sense. But I'm a little worried. Can the alchemical potions made with these metal jars and magic circles be as effective as the potions prepared by druids, alchemists, and mages? "
"You don't have to worry about this at all," Pitman laughed proudly upon hearing this. "In fact, in my opinion, the potions produced in the alchemy factory are actually better than those produced on the alchemy table. The potions produced are much more reliable - these reaction tanks and magic arrays are precisely prepared. As long as there are no problems with the initial settings, the raw materials, and the reaction container itself, then they can produce a bottle or a potion. Thousands of bottles of potions can be guaranteed to be accurate, but traditional alchemists have different skills. Even the most skilled alchemists sometimes make mistakes. Many of the so-called toxic and side effects of alchemical potions actually come from this - —I don’t rule out that excellent alchemists will prepare potions that are better than factory potions under the right conditions, but you can imagine how many defective products they will have when they prepare a bottle of good potions. Out of their colleagues' workshops? And in this process, how many potions of up to standard quality can our factory produce? "
Pittman's face glowed red as he spoke, and even his beard stood up. When Amber saw this, he couldn't help but muttered: "Hey, hey, he's like that... This old and dishonest guy has been talking more and more recently." She looks more and more like an old rice dumpling..."
Suddenly everyone who was not deaf at the scene looked at her, and several voices said in unison: "What did you say? "
Amber's pointed ears twitched and tightened suddenly, and she ran out two or three meters: "Are you an elf or am I an elf?" How come everyone’s ears are so sharp! "
"I am focusing on your mouth. As soon as you open your mouth, I will sift out the sand." Gawain glared at the half-elf who was talking about trains, and then looked at Hetty, "These potions are given priority to meet the internal supply and sales of the territory. In addition, the army must distribute the potions to every soldier to ensure that each soldier has a reserve of three rejuvenation potions and three disease-removing mixtures under any circumstances. Please do the statistics. After meeting these requirements, an additional 50% of the medicine reserve will be kept, and the rest will be packed. Cecil's first signature product is them. "
Hetty sighed from the bottom of his heart: "Based on this alone, the combat regiment led by Cecil is probably the most luxurious army in the world. "
Gawain smiled: "From the time we distributed the enchanted equipment to everyone, they were already." "
At this moment, the door of the workshop was suddenly opened, and an apprentice walked in quickly. He came to Gawain and others, saluted respectfully, and reported: "My lords, from The carriage led by Kant had already crossed the bridge. ”
“It seems that Mr. Padrick has arrived,” Gawain turned around and patted the packaging box of the alchemy potion.Pack up this batch of samples and send them to the Lord's Palace. I want to have a good talk with the gentleman who received the high praise of Knight Philip. ”
And when the Cecil Territory’s alchemy potion trade line kicked off on this historic day, in an unknown hidden temple in the Typhon Empire, a A special meeting is being held.
There is a solemn atmosphere in the hidden temple. A circle of seats is placed in the center of the circular main hall. The surfaces of those seats are carved with closed figures representing dreams. With eye patterns, part of the chair squirms slightly in the darkness like a living creature, while a large number of nerve cords extend from the holes in the floor and walls, connecting with the biological parts of the seats.
A dozen people in white or black robes stood around the seats, with smooth and strange masks on their faces. This made it completely impossible to judge the identity of each person from their faces, nor could they see their faces. Any change in expression.
One of the men in white robes stood up, looked around, and a low and undifferentiated voice came from under the mask: "Very good, everyone is here, then 22 , you will preside over this ceremony. "
The white-robed man and the black-robed man each took their seats in front of their seats, while a black-robed man raised his hand: "Then, let's start the seventeenth 'deep dive test' ', trying to decipher the memory fragments that Gawain Cecil escaped. Nightmare Bishops, send a signal to your ‘lower node group’, and the connection will begin in one minute.
"Everyone, safety first."